Example sentences of "then [vb base] [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Back to the campus and a free shower in the sports annexe , then kill some time in the Union before going on to see Diane . |
| 2 | When businesses just want to get on with doing business , ‘ to be told you can take out a summons but then must allow three to four months for the other side to put forward defences , then allow more time for adjustments of claims and defences , and then , subject to the availability of a judge , you 'll get a hearing on it in 18 months ’ time , is less than satisfactory ’ , said , senior partner with Dorman Jeffrey . |
| 3 | once the people are sufficiently used to you to converse naturally with each other in your presence ( third visit or later ) , then use some time tracking what they say , silently or quietly . |
| 4 | Wanting to keep her for himself , and not wishing to give away her identity to his colleagues , he gives her a male name : ‘ Bob ’ — to the delight of the audience , who then laugh each time he uses the name . |
| 5 | Alternatively you could read it and then spend some time thinking about it ! |
| 6 | They 've even got a telephone so you can open an account now , then phone each time you run out of anything . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I was only asking why you waste so much time stealing stuff you ca n't eat and then waste more time stealing dogs when you could steal and eat at the same time , as it were . ’ |